New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
TIE JULLABARD TRAGEDY
III.-DARkrNING.
(COnclrded.)

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,,o si,h, Of that policcman lounging at the door
.or,no,ariiv took away my power Of speech. ~
was the visible realization OF what previous ~.
r:rdcd as either malicious cruelty or 'he o"''
folIv of imagination. ., e,rolv 40
Colonel Jack sald AT I's'' '
not believe that 7? r,,:o,o rotb;no
The colonel shook his head. oei' 81 am as
until il is provcn." he answered. .,i shouId
cr;evcd ms YOU ore. young man, that ti'iS ,",,
h. Mrs Uumbv's situatiOn-poor chlld' POOR oni' .
D. ,Lo cborcc is raised, and her innocence mus,
w. h"' cleared | shall he as glad rs any TO see J,
cleared. But until that is done wen 1 n'''
not oo ON DO Won wish to see herr
came here for that purpose shIuiu ~
,ou,. o,"5 70 sneak with Mrs IIumby-if she Will
me-" -, ,f+ MO
Ava now 7 bccan to feel the natural cihbarraSs-
mcnt incident to my present poSitlon ~
sbou,d I omen my mission 10 her? III o'cui,C'
'o tor tho first time that her natural indg
cotton AGAINST so foul charge might transfer 1T
Golf 70 mo for my impcrtncnce, as s.rahsel NV
q vonng man 10 hoot-in al pronchhs n'I Wv" 49,.
succession that her innocence hcedcu uotV"e
Tho ,hourht took most uncomfortable hold up'"
IN VIZ horon heartily TO wish | had given the
Ter moro consideration before volunteering uloh
sncb an GRAND However. here l waS-aha tncIr
was Colonel Jack. in her room. informing n'i W
my desire 10 speak with her-ahd mus ~
through with il now. only couiu n"l"' Gotl
nrcss the faint hope that she might ei'her i"''S
rofneo 10 soc me- or decline the interview on some
rrotnncn Of indisposition. She did nelther '",o-
mel Jack presently appeared, holding D"ck NV
chick or blind which hung over the uoor""H' ~
allow her 10 rass As She appeared she gIaIi'V"
~ ao ,,;tL a ouict questioning look. Colo
,oI Iocl, led her 10 where | stood and introduced
me and then. with n slight bow, she S't uo"H III
the chair which he had lett -.
mo colonel went into the house and the ponce
man. ohcdcnt to 2 sign from ms Sup'rIV'' 'C,ro ,3
a. distance We were quite alone ana 1caleo
10 create an unlavorahlc effect
IL am more than doubtful, Mrs. llumhy' i
said. las 10 whether You have the shgheS' rooo'-
lection OF having met me lefore you came 10 iiuI"'
hardly think YOU can. But my having see" ~"
thcn is the only special explanation ol my IN
trud;nr iron YOU now, instead Of many others WHO
orc ooualIv earnest in their desire toto elNc Ho"
their SYMPATHY and help, should You accept u
She looked IN gently and gravcly and attentive
w. in my lacc-as a child might 10 who,n Hon o,3
;,nnartinr some serious and interesting leSSoh--aI
answered: 81 remember You we'll, Mt. Everest
mot Won NJ Nlcntonc when | was there WIN my
father. | saw You aitcrward in London sic
added after a moment lat theatre; ou' you
did not see me-"
Then, perhaps, you will not mind my COMING
here now"
"SpreIv not. You have come kindly, know
How could resent that? | am grateful Tor II
grateful 10 every one who has given me SymiatnN'
And-and"-I saw the color daWn.ng on hcr WIN
face. but little dreamed what she was goihE "
.ov-"and owe YOU personally a word OF THANKS,
Mir. Everest, which l have had no opportunity o,
s,colinc until now. If only for that am glah
,ou have come" Her face was crimson now pu'
She looked al me full with her clear eyes aS silo
added: IL remember that night in the garden
| was Frustrated. but not UNCONSCIOUS NilcIl-
icr everything every word. VIII you accept my
,Lon,s. Mr. Evercst?" She said il simply, without
the slightest tremOr in her soft low voice.
raised from the subject quickly as couId'
tclt an embarrassing warmth suliuslng my own
face which / would have given the wofid LOT her
rot to see .
IL have come here this cvcning-Iady OReilly,'
odond moro boldly has commissioned me-t0
otfcr Won any help Won may need in your present
Circumstances Mrs IIumby. | Will not refer 10
what our convictions and feelings are-but' you
will let Ms help YOU? You are a.ohc III s'I"I-
country. and this will Justify us III "n"V We 'oN
Thank you. thank everybody she answered.
with trcmOr in her tone.
"Ihon Won will permit me TO speak freely :?
EAGERLY asjxed. BE assured that nothing shall be
left undonc Toto" How hard it was in the
presence Of that pale and fricndlcss GIRL 50 loNcF
in her simple dress Of black cashmere, TO give
utterancc to the horrible charge which hung over
her guiltesS head.
She was Drawer than ! was and saved me the
task You want TO defend mc?' she sad II
is terrible to need defence. But ielt II sun
more terrible to he aIonc-as have oech ul'li
her. how she must have suffered since her soiltuue
was changed into a prison
No one knows where how the accusation
ori"inated-nO in the station credits IT, l
ANSWERED All the same. for your honor we
will leave no stone unturnc1 10 discover the guilty
party-li there has been any gWlt-or Otherwise
clear up the horrid mystery which surrounds that
NIGHT You will help rs yourself, Mrs. liumiy /;
and with what you can tell us we shall be able 10
succeed in time We must have lawyer; ana
Lady O'Rcilly has herself selected ore" All thiS
/ s. okc rapidly and eagerly
She dried her tears and rewarded my zeal with
n faint smile "Alps." she replied, what help
can give YOU? | have been questioned so mucl
that / can only rcIcat over and over what nave
already said. know nothing else"
Now. Il was very probably her own cN'r"or-
binary narrative Of the events OF that hlGht WHICH
first turned sinister suspicion toward her colonel
Jack honest as he was was suspicious IRON inc
force of habit derived from his magistcrlal once
and the mere fact Of Mrs. Ilumhy escaping from
the fire while her husband persisted III 1T would
never have associated her for "A moment III any
ordinary mind with his death. But that strange
story which she told and adhered TO- was highly
calculated first to create surprise. and then 10
move suspicion And even the declaration OF
Lady OKcilly. made the day before ana carried
all over the station, may have unconsclously
opened leOples minds to the idea ol MIS- HuhDy 5
guilt
bling-block. How were 20 get rid Of it? II
is very hard 10 get rid Of an itcratcd statement III
such % case and Of such cliractcr; in fact, we
know il is impossible to get rid of it; yet the idea
held me strongly that Mrs. llumby was under
some mental deusion. some halucination, due TO
fright or excitement in regard TO what took place
that she might have thrown. unconsciously, the
iurid colors Of dream OF terror over the first
moments of her awakening. and confoundcd or
identified the two and believed that if we could
establish this assumption as fact, something Of
substantial importance would DC gained.
led her, without difficulty. to talk freely OF the
events of that night took care TO lead her up
20 that point only-at about oclock-when She
heard her husband close the door OF his room. IL
,ras soon after this that she went to sleep. Now